And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.

And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;

And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house;

and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,

There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.

There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.

But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was'silence, and I heard a voice,'saying ,

Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient?

Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?

And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?

Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him,'saying , I have not seen thee.

Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.

He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.

Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?

Him that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;

That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;

That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;

That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.

Behold, he seizeth the prey , who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.

If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.

Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent.

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If it be not he , who then is it?

Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.

Hast thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese?

Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with thee:

If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.

Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this , Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.

Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?